Gorey results: 55.1% (4,111)
Test centre in County Wexford, with every figure from the CSO tables the Road Safety Authority publishes.- 4,111car tests
- 28 of 57car rank
- 10weeks to invite (August 2026)
How Gorey compares
Gorey passed 55.1% of 4,111 car tests (2,267 passes) over September 2025 to August 2026, 2.7 points above the national 52.4%. Of the 57 centres that delivered 500 or more car tests, Gorey ranks joint 28th highest, level with Nenagh. Above Gorey: Ennis (0.1 higher) and Mitchelstown (0.1 higher). Below Gorey: Naas (0.2 lower) and Tralee (0.6 lower). Gorey's 4,111 car tests: 17th busiest of 57. Gorey's closest in size: Mulhuddart Maple House with 105 more tests, 8.1 lower; Galway (Clybaun Hotel) with 263 more tests, 1.2 higher; Killester with 44 fewer tests, 7.1 lower and Mullingar with 119 fewer tests, 4.4 lower.
Gorey across all categories: 58.6% of 4,619 tests (54.8% nationally), 508 in other licence categories. Gorey took 46.8% of the 8,776 car tests at 2 County Wexford centres. Gorey's 55.1%, county 50.5%: 4.6 points above.
Car driving test pass rate at Gorey, month by month
Gorey's best month: 61.5% of 420 tests, May 2026. Worst: 46.4% of 298, August 2026, a 15.1 point gap. Gorey's quietest month: 225 tests, December 2025; busiest: 437, October 2025. Gorey, first 6 months: 56.9% of 1,904; last 6: 53.6% of 2,207, so Gorey weakened 3.3 points. Latest at Gorey, August 2026: 46.4% of 298. A year earlier: 56.1% of 515, so Gorey is 9.7 points down.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Car tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 291 | 67.8% |
| October 2024 | 369 | 60.2% |
| November 2024 | 220 | 57.2% |
| December 2024 | 179 | 48.4% |
| January 2025 | 311 | 62.4% |
| February 2025 | 345 | 58.0% |
| March 2025 | 234 | 43.1% |
| April 2025 | 291 | 55.1% |
| May 2025 | 370 | 62.9% |
| June 2025 | 249 | 57.8% |
| July 2025 | 487 | 60.1% |
| August 2025 | 515 | 56.1% |
| September 2025 | 339 | 54.4% |
| October 2025 | 437 | 61.3% |
| November 2025 | 282 | 55.8% |
| December 2025 | 225 | 55.0% |
| January 2026 | 342 | 53.7% |
| February 2026 | 279 | 59.8% |
| March 2026 | 277 | 60.2% |
| April 2026 | 412 | 52.8% |
| May 2026 | 420 | 61.5% |
| June 2026 | 432 | 51.2% |
| July 2026 | 368 | 49.2% |
| August 2026 | 298 | 46.4% |
Gorey pass rates by year
Gorey, September 2024 to August 2025: 58.2% of 3,861 car tests. Since then Gorey fell 3.1 points on 4,111 car tests against 3,861, up 250 (6.5%). Gorey went from 9th highest of 57 to 28th highest of 57. Of 55 centres ranked in both periods, Gorey's 3.1 point fall ranks 8th largest. Gorey added 250 car tests, the 38th largest of 49 increases. Gorey gained 1.0 point on County Wexford, which went from 54.6% to 50.5%.
Gorey by calendar year: 51.1% of 2,821 car tests in 2021, 57.5% of 4,085 in 2025, up 6.4 points (national down 1.5). Gorey, 2024 to 2025: 57.4% of 3,733 to 57.5%, barely moving for Gorey. Best full year: 58.0% in 2023; worst: 50.6% in 2022; busiest: 4,085 car tests in 2025. Gorey's car no shows: 55 in 2021, 140 in 2025; not conducted: 242, then 241. Gorey, 2026 to date: 54.2% of 2,828 in 8 months, 1.9 points over national at Gorey.
| Year | All tests | Pass rate, all tests | Car tests here | Car pass rate here | Car no shows | Car tests not conducted | Car pass rate nationally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,074 | 53.3% | 2,821 | 51.1% | 55 | 242 | 53.3% |
| 2022 | 3,136 | 54.0% | 2,776 | 50.6% | 79 | 260 | 50.2% |
| 2023 | 3,909 | 59.8% | 3,551 | 58.0% | 100 | 209 | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 4,095 | 59.7% | 3,733 | 57.4% | 111 | 255 | 49.0% |
| 2025 | 4,547 | 60.3% | 4,085 | 57.5% | 140 | 241 | 51.8% |
| 2026 (8 months) | 3,092 | 56.9% | 2,828 | 54.2% | 114 | 251 | 52.3% |
Gorey by licence category
Gorey beyond cars: 141 truck (C), 75.9%, 1.5 points above national; 128 car and trailer (BE), 87.4%, 2.0 points above national and 114 motorcycle (A), 90.9%, 21.5 points above national, each with 100 or more tests. Gorey, under 100 tests each: 63 truck CPC practical; 26 medium power motorcycle (A2); 16 bus CPC practical; 11 bus (D); 7 minibus (D1) and 2 small truck (C1). Too few for a steady rate.
| Category | Tests | Pass rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category B (Car or light van) | 4,111 | 55.1% | 52.4% |
| Category C (Truck) | 141 | 75.9% | 74.4% |
| Category BE (Car with Trailer) | 128 | 87.4% | 85.4% |
| Category A (Motorcycle All) | 114 | 90.9% | 69.4% |
| CPC Practical Test (Truck/Artic) | 63 | 93.3% | 98.7% |
| Category A2 (Motorcycle - medium power) | 26 | 75.7% | 62.0% |
| CPC Practical Test (Bus) | 16 | 81.3% | 98.7% |
| Category D (Bus) | 11 | 100.0% | 65.7% |
| Category D1 (Minibus) | 7 | 100.0% | 68.1% |
| Category C1 (Small truck / large van) | 2 | 100.0% | 76.5% |
Gorey waiting times and capacity
Gorey's estimated time to a test invitation at the end of August 2026, against 11.6 weeks nationally: 10 weeks at Gorey. Longer waits than Gorey: 31 centres. Shorter than Gorey: 9, of 57 others with a published wait. Gorey: longest wait in County Wexford; Wexford the shortest, 1 week less than Gorey. Driver testers assigned to Gorey in July 2026: 2. In August 2026, 99.7% of the 300 test slots at Gorey were filled, against 98.3% across all centres. Gorey's 300 test slots: 24th most of 59 centres.
- 10 weeksEstimated wait for a test invitation, August 2026
- 2Driver testers assigned
- 300Test slots in the latest month
- 99.7%Slots used
Gorey: no shows and tests not conducted
Gorey counted 4,606 car tests: 4,111 delivered, 161 no shows and 334 not conducted or abandoned. Gorey's shares of those 4,606: 3.5% no shows and 7.3% not conducted at Gorey. Of 57 centres, Gorey's 3.5% no show share ranks joint 9th highest. Neither count moves Gorey's 55.1% pass rate: 2,267 passes over 4,111 tests delivered. Nationally the two shares were 3.1% and 7.4%.
4,111 car tests is enough for the car figure to be stable from month to month, but it still reflects who sat the test here, how much they had practised and the local roads, not only how strict a tester is.
How to read a centre's figures beside the national picture, and what the test checks, is in the driving test pass rates guide.
Source: Road Safety Authority, published by the Central Statistics Office, PxStat ROA30, CC BY 4.0, checked on 2026-09-16.Gorey and County Wexford
Gorey leads Wexford by 8.7 points (4,665 tests at 46.4%); Gorey waits 1 week more than Wexford. No other County Wexford centre beat Gorey on both rate and wait.